Shakespeare, limited edit

Etching illustration, graphic design, calligraphy and bookbinding by Diana Bychkova..The short comment to the book project:This is the first example of a book. In the future a limited edition should be published. There will only be 10 + 50 such booksThe book’s journey was a very long one. I really love Shakespeare’s sonnets, their content, their style, the way they are written, their imagery… They somehow filtered through me, grabbed me by the heart and created such an impression on me that I had to visually interpret them.The search for the best way to arrange the written parts of the text led to the decision to write all the 154 sonnets by hand, linking elements of ancient calligraphy with my handwriting, as well as adding graphic elements to the title page.The metallic parts of the cover were produced by hand from zinc plates, and in their silhouette they resemble tongues of flames – like the flames of love in the sonnets.